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Special issue call for papers from The Bottom Line on 21st Century Funding and Development Strategies for Libraries
Paper submissions due 1 March 2016
This special issue, to be published in 2016, is guest edited by Susan Sharpless Smith, Associate Dean, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
For more information on this call please visit this page:
http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=6211
What is the focus of this special issue?
Funding is a major issue facing both academic and public libraries as financial support for higher education and public institutions continue to decline. Libraries have to find other ways to fund their budgets.
Submissions
Initially we are asking for potential authors to submit a proposal to the guest editor Susan Sharpless Smith. Pease contact her via email
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Papers should focus on research relating to funding and development strategies for any type of library. All methodological approaches are welcome. Case studies and pilot studies should present new and unique findings and highlight future
research possibilities and developments.
Dates
Schedule dates and submission deadlines
Proposal submission: October 15, 2015
Proposal Acceptance: November 1, 2015
Paper submission: March 1, 2016
Notice of review results: April 15, 2016
Revision due: May 15, 2016
Publication: The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances, volume 29, issue 2, (August, 2016)
About the Journal
The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances (TBL) is an essential management tool for information professionals. It is the only journal dedicated to finance issues for librarians, and this special issue is peer-reviewed. Information about
the journal can be found here:
www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/bl.htm
Best wishes
Sallie Gregson
Publishing Editor
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